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EAT DRINK – Sweet wine for Thanksgiving…seriously!

marym — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:34:14 +0000

Thanksgiving is a time for tradition. The traditional turkey with stuffing, cranberry sauce and yams with that marshmallow topping. A safe, time-honored wine, Pinot Noir. Yawn.

This year I’m gonna shake things up a bit. I’ll be pouring a sweet wine for the main event and not just for dessert.

DRINK – Wine tasting in the Crystal Cellar

marym — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:17:02 +0000

This may be the winery tasting room opening of the year. Raymond Vineyards, in Napa Valley, has partnered with the legendary French crystal maker Baccarat, to create a one-of-a-kind tasting room, the Crystal Cellar.

DRINK – Urban wine

marym — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:48:42 +0000

Since wine can be made anywhere these days, it’s no big surprise that Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda, CA (also known as the East Bay) are home to many urban wine brands, both established and start ups. So what if there are no vineyards in the city (that I’m aware of). At this past weekend’s Urban Wine Experience in Oakland, the local wines were showing rather well, paired with bites from local restaurants. The public event was held by the East Bay Vintner’s Alliance.

DRINK – Get out of the tasting room for a killer view

marym — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:27:38 +0000

It’s not enough for a winery to have a tasting room these days. They’ve got to offer an “experience” and make it unique. The folks at Kunde Family Estate understand this. The winery is a 100% estate winery, on 1850 acres, with 700 acres of it planted to vines. It’s a beautiful property. If you saw Bottleshock, much of the movie was filmed at Kunde. The boxing ring is still there.

DRINK EAT – Auction Napa Valley 2010

marym — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:40:22 +0000

Recession worries seemed to fade as wine lovers opened their wallets and raised paddles bidding up the prices at the 30th Auction Napa Valley, held over this past weekend. There was lots of good food and great wine flowing throughout the event. I went to the Taste Napa Valley and Barrel Auction on Friday, at Rubicon Estates. I love this annual event, and it’s a great one to go to even if you don’t make it to the live auction on Saturday. Dark skies and cool temps threatened rain, but it held off.